Chapter 351 Infrastructure Construction of Fort Joan of Arc
Riding on the back of Grape, Horn did not go to Fort Joan of Arc from the original road from east to west, but instead took a detour to the north and then along the stream. Heading south, you end up at Castle Joan of Arc.
This is not a plan for Horn to revisit the red maple forest he saw with Jeanne, but a last resort.
The dirt road from Mayo Town to Ashheard Town and then to Fort Joan of Arc was now converted into a mortar road under Horn's order.
Arrived at the edge of Fort Joan of Arc, Horn looked eastward and could see workers pushing wheelbarrows trotting to transport building materials.
Most of them wore only a vest to protect themselves from the sun and carried baskets of soil to the roadside.
The former knight wore an iron collar around his neck and held a wooden hammer in his hand, sweating profusely as he tamped down the foundation made of slag and dust bit by bit.
Ankle-high wooden formwork has been erected on both sides of the road. On the compacted roadbed, the mortar concrete on which the wooden barrels are riding is sticky and flowing down from the edge.
This mortar road was named the Avenue of Attack after many fist fights with the Senate.
It was transformed from a road with blurred edges made of fences and weeds into a mortar road with a roadbed 6.5 meters wide and a road surface 5 meters wide, allowing two carriages to travel side by side.
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
Whether it is the external trade of pork, wood and stone with North, or the internal order of quickly mobilizing troops and goods, a solid and convenient road is needed.
Besides, after the fight with the Ibe knights in the south, local carriages were used in large quantities to transport supplies.
Nowadays, their trade with Kasha County has shrunk significantly, but the production capacity of Qiu Mu Island Mortar Workshop has been increasing.
In order to consume this part of the production capacity, Horn must carry out some major construction projects, such as the reconstruction of roads and sewer systems, such as the Insura Apartments for workers to live in, such as the drainage and dam projects of Nanze Lake .
After the Holy Hoe Monastery, these are the few projects that can continue to absorb redundant labor force.
However, Horn is also facing a big problem at present, that is, the money is spent a little too fast.
After so many projects were launched, Horn spent more than 100,000 gold pounds at the beginning of June, leaving only more than 30,000 gold pounds.
Part of the funds were later raised through jihad bonds and house raids.
It is best to defeat the Ibe Knights before August, otherwise internal and external hidden dangers will emerge.
Today's Rapid City has been under siege for almost a month, and all of Upper River County in the north fell into the hands of Meliati.
But under Prince Kong Dai’s offensive, only about half of it was lost.
Time waits for no one. We must defeat the Ibe Knights quickly and move west to support Rapid City. The two sides will join up and then go north to support Meliati.
It’s just that the sand sculpture knight couldn’t retreat. Apart from sending troops to harass, he hardly made many moves. This made Horn have to admire his strategic determination.
After watching for more than ten minutes under the scorching sun, Horn returned to the Holy Hall with Busak and others, who had fainted from the heat.
After washing his face with cold water and sitting at the desk, he had time to pick up the report brought by Busak and flip through the pages.
The so-called investigation report on black hat soldiers joining the army mainly investigates the motivations, concerns and understanding of the "Sacred Way of Salvation" of black hat soldiers joining the army.
As the saying goes, without investigation, there is no right to speak. Horn attaches great importance to data and investigation reports.
As long as the charm of statistics does not appear, data can very well reflect the objective state of things.
The results of the investigation of more than 3,000 people in the six legions of the Black Hat Army showed:
More than 1,100 people, accounting for about 34%, enlisted in the army for the purpose of exorcism, revenge, repayment of gratitude, and defense of their homeland.
More than 1,300 people, accounting for about 41%, enlisted in the army for the sake of high wages, promotion and wealth, and high status as war monks.
More than 600 people, accounting for about 20%, enlisted in the army because they had nowhere else to go, did not want to work, reduced the burden on their families, or were angry with their families.
In addition, there are more than 130 people, accounting for about 4%, who came to see the world, I don’t know, the church/knights/parents asked me to come, and they thought it was fun. What is very interesting is that many of the new recruits of the Black Hat Legion are night guards who have served the knights.
They have received basic military training and are easier to pass than ordinary farmers, so the Salvation Army is actually a mixture of old and new military forces.
According to the summary of the segmented survey, it can be roughly summarized that most war monks do not actually understand what Horn’s free and equal labor is.
To a certain extent, they are fighting for the Saint Sun.
But judging from the follow-up investigation, this did not prevent them from responding to the simple and clear slogan and bursting out with great fighting enthusiasm.
Although the fighting enthusiasm of this part is basically caused by the more than 2,500 people from the first two, as the backbone driving the whole, morale will not be low.
Hakuto made a note on the report, saying that he had never seen an army with such high morale. As long as they could maintain the same morale in the future, they would be able to fight against the extraordinary knights.
"I said before that the Black Hat Legion will continue to recruit two legions in Jinhe Township after the war. After eight legions are made up, the Black Hat Legion will be established." Horn raised his head and said to Busa in the room K said.
“We are making preparations.” Busak nodded in agreement after changing his clothes.
"You can assign a few more documents to each battle group, and after the war, write the military judge's report, the orderly's discussion and the review results as a war history." Horn picked up a pen and wrote in his notebook Made two transactions.
“The new recruits who enter the war group should know how many honors their war group has achieved. When they join, they can share this honor, but they must also maintain this honor together.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"In addition, the Holy Father Order monks can develop in the Black Hat Army. Don't be afraid, the Holy Father Order and the Salvation Army are one and the same."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After putting forward four or five suggestions in a row, Horn told Busak: "You should prepare a specific plan for these matters and discuss them at the regular meeting next week. ."
"Yes, your Majesty."
Today's high-level administrative procedures in the Papal State have gradually become routine. Whether things are feasible or not depends on the cardinals who handle matters on the front line to give opinions or suggestions.
After confirming with Busac, Horn called Rene who had been waiting.
"What did those four wizards do?" Horn walked around the table and asked, leaning on the edge of the table.
Rene didn't waste any more words. He took out two copies of the copied letters and handed them to Horn.
Horn opened the first letter suspiciously. As soon as he read the beginning, he immediately knew that it was a personal letter to Paslik.
After all, the letter begins with "To my old friend Paslik, whom I haven't seen for a long time: How are you doing? My dearest Pani..."
After realizing this, Horn closed the remaining copies. , did not look again.
"Since it is a personal letter to Paslik, don't show it to me. Just give him the original letter." After saying that, Horn picked up the second letter and was about to open it. But he stopped moving again.
"Wait a minute..."
Rene stopped and turned around, looking at Horn suspiciously.
Horn stuck his head out and looked at the two sphinxes outside the hall door through the window, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"I suddenly remembered, there seems to be no one named Paslik here, right? There is only one named Crispa." Horn said with a hint of excitement in his tone, "Well, you Call Crispa over, maybe he will know who this is."
(End of Chapter)